CHAPTER 176: CHAPTER 159: FURIOUS GUS

Somewhere within the mountain forest of Giant Peak Mountain in Black Tortoise City, Shengshi Drunkard suddenly held his shield horizontally in front of Lin Yi when Lin Yi mentioned he was about to kill Gus, puzzled:

"He’s the key NPC for our next task, if you kill him how can we continue the mission?"

No one expected Shengshi Drunkard to make this sudden move, even Lin Yi was stunned, standing in place for a moment, looking at Shengshi Drunkard with a face full of surprise.

For Shengshi Drunkard’s sudden action, Saint of Medicine and Sweet Orange both chose to stand back-to-back beside Shengshi Drunkard, faces filled with vigilance against Lin Yi and the others.

Mute and Stable as a Mountain saw the situation was bad, and immediately stood horizontally in front of Lin Yi,

"What are you doing?"

The others looked at Lin Yi with confusion,

"What’s going on?"

Lin Yi glanced at Gus behind Drunkard, speaking to Red Eyes and Heaven’s Gift:

"Watch him."

Then Lin Yi looked towards Drunkard,

"I remember when we started I said, since you chose me, all actions thereafter must follow my lead, right?"

Shengshi Drunkard hesitated after hearing this, staring at Lin Yi with uncertainty.

Actually, he didn’t want to do this, it’s just that this task is too important for Drunkard, leaving no room for error.

By this time, Drunkard also realized the NPCs in this game are unique, if they die, they won’t refresh again.

So when he heard Lin Yi was going to kill this key NPC, Drunkard had such a big reaction.

Because he didn’t know if Lin Yi was indeed doing the right thing.

The most important thing is,

If it’s wrong, then how should this task continue?

The reason Shengshi Drunkard sought out Lin Yi was entirely due to the extraordinary skills Lin Yi displayed since the game’s public beta.

More importantly, everyone in the game knows about Lin Yi’s good relations with Cyan Dragon City’s City Lord, Babylon?

Shengshi Drunkard sought out Lin Yi, wasn’t it also to leverage Lin Yi’s enviable connections in the game, to seek a breakthrough for the task?

This time Shengshi Drunkard was aiming for the final reward of the task, he didn’t want other accidents to make it abort halfway, or even die halfway, so he was so cautious.

"How do you know killing him is the way to obtain clues?"

Shengshi Drunkard looked at Lin Yi, hoping he could give a reasonable explanation.

But Lin Yi shook his head and said:

"Since you chose me, what I need is your absolute trust."

"This task hasn’t even started yet, and you already don’t trust me. There may be many similar occurrences later, should I explain every decision to you then?"

Lin Yi looked at Shengshi Drunkard with deep meaning, solemnly stating this unequivocal number one of Hua Country District in the previous life:

"Ask you once again, if you still choose me to help you complete this task, I hope for your complete trust."

"If you can’t offer absolute trust, and still act this way, then I can immediately withdraw from this task and leave here."

"And rest assured, I won’t disclose a word of this task’s content externally."

At this, Shengshi Drunkard was caught in a dilemma.

Just then, Heaven’s Gift suddenly revealed themselves, a sharp dagger placed against the neck of the fallen poet Gus,

"Don’t move, where are you going?"

Gus gave Heaven’s Gift a disdainful look, letting the dagger cut across his neck, leaving a trail of blood as he walked away:

"Where I go is none of your business."

Heaven’s Gift stood in confusion, looking to Lin Yi, not knowing whether to keep Gus or let him leave.

At this moment, Lin Yi turned his gaze back to Shengshi Drunkard, asking once more:

"Have you decided?"

After a deep internal struggle, Shengshi Drunkard finally gritted his teeth and sincerely apologized:

"I’m sorry, I was reckless."

Lin Yi smiled and comforted him:

"Don’t worry, I’ll give you a satisfactory answer."

Then Lin Yi suddenly said in a stern voice:

"Do it."

As soon as Lin Yi spoke, Zhang Xinying immediately activated skills, bestowing beneficial skills to everyone:

"Holy Light Level 2" increases ally healing effects by 20%, lasting 10 minutes.

"Heart of Guardian Level 2" increases ally physical/magic defense by 16%, lasting 10 minutes.

"Divine Strike Level 2" increases ally physical/magic attacks by 10%, lasting 10 minutes.

"Shadow of Holy Light Level 2" increases ally movement speed by 15%, lasting 10 minutes.

"Order-Defending Array Level 1" provides allies immunity to 5% of received damage, lasting 30 minutes.

A series of halos kept flashing from everyone, leaving Saint of Medicine, also of the Priest profession, dumbfounded with a vacant look.

Behind Gus, a streak of cold light slashed out from the void,

"Squelch"

"Life-taking Stab!"

"-798" Critical Strike~

Applies poison effect, reduces defense by 12%

Lin Yi’s attack followed closely, a light sphere smashing into Gus,

"Arcane Missile"

"-1203"

"Arcane Burst"

"-1021"

The ragged Gus showed a cyan hue on his face after receiving the attacks, full of rage:

"You dare challenge me!"

He didn’t expect this group of level 20 Chosen Ones to actually dare attack him, simply unforgivable.

At that moment, Gus’s name above his head underwent a dramatic change:

Darkened Gus Lv28

Enraged Wandering Poet

Life Value: 99202/100000

Then Heaven’s Gift seized the opportunity to launch another skill attack,

"Bloodthirsty Blade"

"-705"

Triggers bleeding effect, losing 20 damage per second, lasting 10 seconds.

In a fit of fury, Gus took out a magic staff from his backpack, strands of discernible energy rapidly gathering around him,

"Perish with Wind Dragon Roar."

Suddenly in the forest, a gale arose.

Just then, Stable as a Mountain made a leap, entering the fray with shield, striking fiercely on Gus’s back.

"Powerful Strike"

"-210"

Triggers passive, interrupting the opponent’s spellcasting.

The gale abruptly stopped, Gus fell into bewilderment.

Then a flowing light directly collided with the stunned Gus, exploding with a "boom."

"Blast Arrow"

"-810"

Gus once again stated furiously:

"You forced me to do this!"

At this moment Gus’s body turned red instantly.

Zhan Chen once again aimed at Gus, rapidly condensing three sharp arrows with white energy on the bow, releasing them... three arrows simultaneously fired, quickly hitting Gus

"Triple Strike!"

"-490"

"-453"

"-400"

Handsome Staff Waved, a tornado formed from flames instantly enveloped Gus,

"Fire Dragon Tornado!"

"-202"

"-215"

"-218"

"-216"

Each fiery damage continuously floated above Gus’s head.

Gus completely ignored the attacks landing on him, decisively wielding the staff in hand,

"Into the Abyss to repent."

Layers of black ripples spread outward centered on Gus, with Stable as a Mountain suddenly activating a skill:

"War Trample!"

"-310"

Triggers passive, stunning one target for 1 second.

Gus’s chanting abruptly ended once more.

Only then did Shengshi Drunkard react, telling the two beside him:

"Let’s go."

Sweet Orange immediately activated her skill, a column emitting mysterious patterns and mainly red energy suddenly fell in the center of the battlefield.

On the totem, a strange silhouette suddenly opened its eyes, a circle of red energy swiftly spread outwards.

"Divine Power Totem"

All Attributes of all friendly members within range +20%

Having already made his choice, Shengshi Drunkard didn’t fall behind, charging towards Gus with his shield, activating a skill:

"Charge!"